Dedicated To Chaos werd opgenomen in Seattle en geproduceerd door Kelly Gray. Zanger Geoff Tate zei onlangs het volgende over de muzikale koers: “It’s kind of like an Empire record set 25 years in the future. It’s a very listenable record, I think. I think people will find it interesting to listen to on headphones, especially. There’s a lot going on with it. And there’s definitely an emphasis on the rhythm section. Eddie Jackson (bass) and Scott Rockenfield (drums) have written a lot of the songs on this particular record, so it really showcases what they do, which is something very special. This record is definitely a boundary-pusher in a lot of respects, I think. It’s always difficult to describe music; it’s better to experience it. So I’ll let people hear it and make up their own minds. In a sense, it is. It’s a very contemporary record.”

In 1990 verkocht Queensryche miljoenen albums en had de band met Silent Lucidity ook in Nederland een hit. De tijden zijn echter veranderd. Destijds was (hard)rock zeer populair, tegenwoordig is het genre weer helemaal underground. Tate wist het volgende toe te voegen over de vergelijking met twintig jaar geleden: “These days, in comparison to the old days, people used to sit in their houses and listen to music right in the front room on their stereo system. People don’t do that anymore. They plug in and they’re mobile and they’re moving and they’re doing stuff and the music, they’re listening to it as they’re doing stuff. This music has that feel. It’s very contemporary in the sense that it’s very rhythmatic. The rhythm structure kind of reflects the way modern life is — we’re all busy, we’re all doing stuff. And Scott being the incredible drummer that he is, the various time signatures, the feel of the record, it’s now — it’s very, very now.”